Inspiring Leadership with Jonathan Bowman-Perks MBE

David Roberts is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Verra Mobility, a leading provider of smart mobility technology solutions. Verra Mobility provides hardware, software and services to a wide customer base including rental car companies, fleet management companies, cities, school districts and universities. The company’s total revenue in 2023 was $817 million and has more than 1,500 employees around the world. Verra Mobility is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.Before joining Verra Mobility in August 2014, David held several senior leadership roles with technology and finance companies. He was the President and Chief Executive Officer of BillingTree, a multi-channel electronic payment platform company serving insurance, utilities and healthcare customers. He was also a Managing Director at Bank of AmericaMerrill Lynch, leading the Equity Plan Services business.David’s leadership philosophy is reflective and personal, focused on the principles of "servant leadership" and "unselfing yourself” as a leader, with humility and a focus on putting others first. He prioritizes promoting selfless leadership, adapting to change, and building empowered teams. This leadership philosophy is effective in delivering results and cultivating a winning culture. David values the well-being of his employees and the success of the organization over personal gains, fostering a culture of trust and loyalty. David encourages his direct reports to take initiative and ownership of their work. His leadership style can best be summarized with the acronym F.C.A. – maintaining a Focus on goals, championing Clarity in communication and responsibilities, and ensuring Accountability throughout the organization. David started his career in management consulting with a focus on innovation. He earned his MBA from the University of Chicago and his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Texas.David has a passion for volunteer work for organizations that specialize in supporting children. He has served as an advisor for Feed My Starving Children for more than 10 years and is an active volunteer and fundraiser for JDRF, a leading organization dedicated to funding research for diabetes. David lives with his family in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife and four children. David is a thought leader who can explain emerging trends in transportation, smart cities and leadership in an engaging, understandable and vision-driven way, while still keeping things grounded and practical.

Yosi Amram, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, a CEO leadership coach, and an author. Previously the founder and CEO of two companies that he has led through successful IPOs, Yosi has coached over 100 CEOs many of whom have built companies with thousands of employees and revenues in the billions.  With engineering degrees from MIT, an MBA from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Sofia University, he is a pioneering researcher in the field of spiritual intelligence, whose research has received over 1000 citations. As the author of Spiritually Intelligent Leadership: How to Inspire by Being Inspired, Yosi is committed awakening greater spiritual intelligence in himself and the world. Additionally, Yosi is also the founder of several non-profits, including trueMASCULINITY.org and Engendering-Love.org.  For further information about Yosi and his work, please visit www.yosiamram.net and/or subscribe to his YouTube channel @AwakeningSpirituaIntelligence. To learn more about spiritual intelligence and to receive your free assessment of your spiritual intelligence profile, or to assess your spiritually intelligent leadership competencies, including self- and 360-assessments, see www.intelligensi.com.

Mandy Hickson has over 30 years experience within aviation. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and was a the first woman to fly the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq. Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator and coach in human factors where she draws on her experience of calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the critical role of the human in the system, to transfer vivid lessons from the cockpit to management and leadership contexts.As an Aviation Ambassador for the Department for Transport, Trustee for the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust and Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society she continues to inspire the next generation into STEM related endeavours and into the world of aviation. She continues to foster her adventurous spirit, completing expeditions to the summit of Kilimanjaro and base camp of Everest in recent years. Mandy is now a highly demanded keynote speaker, where she talks with humour and great passion to inspire those around her. She has been invited to share her insights with some of the most successful organisations across the world where she describes the strategies & behaviours that can be adopted when the stakesare at their highest. She has recently launched her bestselling book, ‘An Officer, not a gentleman’, her inspirational journey to become a pioneering female fighter pilot.

Sarah Bolt is the visionary founder and CEO of Forth, a health tech company pioneering personal health management. Forth provides vital insights into biological health, empowering individuals with the knowledge to manage their wellbeing and extend their healthspan. Ten years ago, Sarah began experiencing health changes due to perimenopause. The lack of knowledge and data about her own body highlighted a critical gap in personal healthcare. Sarah foresaw the need for individuals to become proactive in managing their health due to the rising pressures on national healthcare systems and the desire by people for more data about their own body. This realisation inspired her to found Forth in 2016.Forth was created to offer a service that Sarah needed herself: an accessible way to understand personal health without visiting a GP. The company gives people easy access to laboratory blood testing and distils data into an easy-to-understand digital formats, allowing people to track changes as well as supporting them in health improvement. Since its inception, Forth has become one of the leading remote testing companies in the UK and Europe. Over the last 4 years Forth's has become increasingly focused on addressing the shortcomings in women’s health. In 2021, the company sought to address the limitations of single-day hormone testing for women and launched its ground-breaking product MyFORM®. MyFORM® is the first hormone test in the world to use a combination of AI and blood testing to map how a woman’s reproductive hormones fluctuate throughout a woman's unique cycle. MyFORM® is an example of what Sarah terms the 2.0 phase of home health testing which leverages AI for better interpretation and greater understanding of personalised health. Sarah Bolt's entrepreneurial journey is marked by significant achievements. She is one of only 2,000 female founders in the UK to raise over £1 million, securing £2.6 million through three funding rounds. Her efforts have been recognised with awards such as the Health & Wellbeing Entrepreneur at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards as well as a finalist for the Natwest Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.To date, Forth has conducted nearly 1 million tests, providing individuals with essential data to make informed decisions about their own health. Beyond impacting people’s health, Sarah is committed to helping other female founders navigate the challenging start-up journey. Through mentorship programs like Set Squared, a Tech Accelerator in Bristol, she assists women in overcoming start-up challenges and securing funding.Sarah Bolt's journey from a health-conscious individual to a pioneering health tech entrepreneur is a story of passion, innovation, and impact. Through Forth, she has addressed a critical healthcare gap, setting a new standard for personal health management. With significant investment, numerous awards, and a growing base of users, Sarah and Forth are poised to continue advancing preventative care through innovative health tech solutions.

Vijay TellaChief Executive Officer & Co-FounderVijay is the CEO and co-founder of the Enterprise Automation platform, Workato. He has led the creation of market-leading integration technologies for over 25 years. Prior to Workato, he was the CEO of Qik, a consumer video communications company that was acquired by Skype. Before Qik, he helped create two multi-billion dollar integration products. He was part of the team that created the world’s first middleware platform, TIB (The Information Bus) at Teknekron Software Systems, which was acquired by Reuters Plc, in 1994. He was also on the founding team and SVP, Engineering of TIBCO through its IPO. As Chief Strategy Officer, he then helped launch Oracle’s Fusion Middleware platform in 2005.

As CEO of 6sense, Jason Zintak leads the company’s mission to help customers revolutionise revenue creation. Leveraging AI and data-driven intelligence, 6sense answers profound questions every B2B sales and marketing teams face, like which accounts are most likely tobuy, who should we reach out to, and what should we say to engage?Since Jason joined 6sense in 2017, the company has grown significantly by every measure, including increasing revenue from $5MM to $200MM+ ARR. Under his leadership, 6sense has been recognised for market-defining technology by Forbes Cloud 100, Inc. 5000, Deloitte Fast 500, Forbes AI50, Financial Times, Gartner, Forrester, and customer review platforms G2 andTrustRadius. The company has received recognition for its strong culture by Fortune and Inc.Magazine. Jason has also been honored by Goldman Sachs as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023. These accolades stem from Jason's focus on making smart moves, prioritizing people, andcreating a culture of innovation where every employee is inspired to challenge the status quo and create a better future.Jason is a proven leader with a winning record of excellence in scaling marketing and sales organisations in growth-stage B2B software companies. Over the past 23 years, Jason has helped establish disruptive platforms in marketing technology, ERP, CRM, and supply chain.Most recently, he was CEO of Platfora, a pioneer in big data analytics, which was acquired by Workday in 2016. Prior to that, he was CRO at Responsys, which was acquired by Oracle in 2013 for $1.5B, and EVP of worldwide sales and marketing for JDA Software (now Blue Yonder). He also spent eight years at SAP, where he served in various sales and leadershiproles spanning multiple technology categories and industry verticals.Jason's top leadership tips are to be curious and listen to understand; be genuine and practice humility; challenge yourself to aim high and then give it all you've got; have fun and enjoy the journey.

Mike Deeks CSC, Group Managing Director, Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems Pty Ltd Mike assumed the role of Group MD of Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems (BO-MTS) in September 2021. BO-MTS is a proudly Western Australian company servicing the offshore energy and defence sectors in Australia and the UK, utilising disruptive persistent uncrewed autonomous underwater vehicles fitted with an array of mission specific sensors.  Prior to joining BO-MTS, Mike was based in London as the Western Australian Agent General. Mike’s role was to represent Western Australian interests and promote Western Australia, throughout the UK, Europe and Israel, as a great place for investment, trade, research and development, education, training, and tourism. Mike had a 32-year naval career including command of three Oberon class submarines and the Fleet Replenishment ship, HMAS Success. His last role in the Royal Australian Navy was as the Commander of the Australian Submarine Group and the Senior Defence Officer in WA. He retired in the rank of Commodore in 2005. Awards include the Conspicuous Service Cross, the Australian Service Medal (Special Operations clasp), the Defence Force Service Medal (three bars) and the Australian Defence Medal. He is a Freeman of the City of London. Mike has a wealth of experience in Marine and Defence Industries, previously holding senior executive roles with L3 Nautronix, Raytheon and Civmec.Mike is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Governance Committee for Parkerville Children and Youth Centre, a NFP organisation.Past Board roles include Non-Executive Directorships with the Pilbara Ports Authority and Dampier Port Authority, Deputy Chair of the Governing Council of Challenger Institute, member of the WA State Training Board, Chair of Stepping Stones Child Development Centre, member of the Menzies Australia Institute Advisory Board, Kings College, London, and member of the Britain Australia Society Advisory Board. Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (NSW). He is a Graduate (with Distinction) from the US Naval War College (Newport, RI) and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.Mike is very happily married to Jenny and they have three wonderful children and six delightful grandchildren. Mike’s pastimes and other interests include sailing (having completed four Sydney to Hobart yacht races), walking, bike riding, family times, attempting to play the bagpipes (it only has nine notes – how hard can it be!!), reading and practicing his Christian faith.

As the co-founder of OasisX, Jimi is driving the innovation and growth of a company that leverages technology and decentralization to create new opportunities and solutions in various industries, such as real estate, trading, and gaming. With a passion for emerging technologies, he entered the cryptocurrency space in 2016 by establishing a successful crypto mining farm in Lebanon, and has since become a reputable crypto trader and investor, with a commitment to empowering talented individuals to shape the future.Jimi is also a partner of Jamil Ibrahim Establishment, one of Lebanon's leading family-owned high-end residential development companies, where he applies his diverse background and expertise in real estate, FNB, tech, and entertainment to identify and execute profitable investments across the globe. Equipped with the skills and knowledge to navigate the complex and dynamic markets and sectors he operates in, a true visionary, Jimi is dedicated to making a lasting impact on the world through his entrepreneurial pursuits.